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*QUERYING* Author, Mom, Firewife, former children's librarian and college instructor
A #literaryagent NEEDS to read my critique partner's manuscript... it's ADORABLE!! As a former children's librarian, I'd love to see it in my library! #questpit
Shelbey@shelbeyd.bsky.social · 2w agoTEDDY BEARWOLF is Creepy Sheepy x Wolfie the Bunny The hook: What if werewolves didn’t have to be scary? When Teddy can't be scary like his pack, he defies their expectations by choosing friendliness over fear, leading to a discovery that changes the forest for the better. #QuestPit #PB #Q
📚Mo Willems’ Pigeon x No, Fuzzball! x Secret Agent Splat 🚸Picture book, ages 4-8 👋Interactive! Breaks 4th wall ⌛️querying #kidlit #questpit #q #pb #writingcommunity
📖 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day gets a contemporary twist in the style of The House That Jack Built! 📚 Part of a character-driven series! 🚸 Picture book, ages 4-8 😡 SEL ✔️ #Q #PB #writingcommunity #kidlit #questpit
Authors, today's the last day to submit your book to the the Reading Rainbow Book Drive! It is for a chance to be featured on the show, and the books that are not will still be donated to children. Win-win! I just mailed mine! #kidlit #readingrainbow #raisingreaders #writingcommunity
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@smallpitch.org starts at midnight!! Who else is participating?? #writingcommunity #kidlit
When no agents liked your #unhingedpit pitch, but someone asked you where they could buy the book...sigh... #writingcommunity #querying
One of my picture books is heading back to the drawing board... I think it needs a dismantling and reassembly. But another one is getting ready to hit the query trenches! May the odds be ever in my favor! #amquerying #writingcommunity #authormom
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When your "writing chocolate" understood the assignment: #authormom #writingcommunity #dovechocolate
My baby and I have completed the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge with our local library before she's even 1.5 years old! I love how much she LOVES books! Are you doing this with your little reader? #1000booksbeforekindergarten #authormom #raisingreaders #supportlibraries #nobannedbooks
When you're an #authormom, some nights, you get 3 hours of work done after the baby falls asleep, & some nights you get nothing done because the baby wakes up 3 times in the first 30 minutes so you give up. We'll try again tomorrow. I've got a baby to cuddle! #writingcommunity
📚Alexander & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day gets a contemporary twist with the style of The House that Jack Built! 🚸Picture book, ages 4-8 😡SEL ⏳️ #amediting, ready to #query in around a week! #kidlit #questpit entry 1 of 4
Hi, #writingcommunity! I'm Colleen Bays! This will be my first #questpit & I'll be pitching #kidlit! 1. A punny, interactive, feline adventure PB 2. A FUN SEL PB with repetition 3. A sweet, rhyming PB with context clues to guess why it's a special day 4. A bedtime unicorn BB
questpit || next event: NOV 4th@questpit.bsky.social · 4mo agoLess than a month until the spring season #questpit event!! We’re so excited to see all your works. Will you be pitching something new?
This is so fun that kids won't know it's SEL! The text builds and repeats, and kids will beg to read it again! (This manuscript is starting rounds with a professional editor and will be ready by May!) #posterpit #w #cl
An interactive romp that kids will want to read again and again! They'll love to participate and see the surprise ending! #posterpit #q #cl
"Creativity isn't an algorithm." This interview reinforced most of what I've been leaning about the publishing industry... however, I found it encouraging to meet a CEO in a creative industry to be so passionate about creativity. #authorlife #authormom youtube.com/watch?v=XcSb...
How Book Publishing Works (Macmillan CEO Interview)
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Yes, yes, and more YES! After spending 4 years doing library storytimes, I completely agree. If you are a children's book author or someone who reads to children, this is what you'll need to remember. There are so many quotable gems in here. Give her a "subscribe!" open.substack.com/pub/bachmanr...
What Children Actually Want From Picture Books
the joy of being in on the joke
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Is there a calendar (and key) of all the different pitch events on X/Insta/Bluesky? And are there any specifically for picture books?
Current writing project: my debut adult novel! Hoping to crank out the rest of this first draft in April! 🤞 #roughdraftchallenge #debutnovel #amwriting #authormom
Who is doing the Rough Draft Challenge in April in Sarra Cannon's Heart Breathings writing community? I'm hoping to crank out the rest of my debut novel! #roughdraftchallenge #authormom #amwriting #debutnovel
I'm excited and hopeful to be back in the query trenches submitting a new picture book to agents! Wish me luck! #authormom #authorsofbluesky #querying #kidlit
